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Benjamin Cawaling Jr vs COMELEC and Rep Francis Joseph Escudero

BENJAMIN E. CAWALING, JR., petitioner, vs. THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, and Rep. Francis Joseph G. Escudero, respondents.

G.R. No. 146319 | 2001-10-26

D E C I S I O N

SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J.:

Before us are two (2) separate petitions challenging the constitutionality of Republic Act No. 8806 which created the City of Sorsogon and the validity of the plebiscite conducted pursuant thereto.

On August 16, 2000, former President Joseph E. Estrada signed into law R.A. No. 8806, an "Act Creating The City Of Sorsogon By Merging The Municipalities Of Bacon And Sorsogon In The Province Of Sorsogon, And Appropriating Funds Therefor."[1]

Pursuant to Section 10, Article X of the Constitution,[2] the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), on December 16, 2000, conducted a plebiscite in the...